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[Anhepatic rat, technic for reconstruction of venous circulation]
M Lorenzo1, R Ventriglia, L Angrisani
1Cattedra di Chirurgia dei trapianti, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
Authors report an experimental model of total hepatectomy in the rat. In this model whole liver was replaced by an autologous vascular prosthesis. On the contrary as reported in other experiences, in this model is maintained the cavo-caval flow, with absence of cavo-caval and porta-caval shunts. Anhepatic rats survival not exceeded two hours from surgery.